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Repair wrought iron railing? Lee 03-25-2008
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Posted by Lee on March 25, 2008, 11:14 pm
Another non-DIY question. The house I'm getting ready to sell has a
wrought iron railing on the porch steps - about 3 steps worth from the
sidewalk to the cement porch. Sometime last yr the end upright piece
broke (square hollow piece, not one of the twisty spindle things). The
two ends still "touch" but it's apparently broken through.

Obviously I'm going to need to repair it before showing the house, so
that it doesn't scream deferred maintenance. And it's not something I
can do myself, so I'll end up calling one of those 1-800-handyman places.

So here (finally) is the question: several people have told me that
"they" sell some sort of insert that goes inside the hollow upright to
hold it together, like a stent. Any idea where I'd find that, or what
it's called? I'd like to get one ahead of time. The problem I ran into
the last time I called the 800-handyman type place was that, although he
did a good job, he charged by the hr, with a 2 hr minimum, and part of
that time was involved buying supplies. So I'm figuring if I already
have the pieces he might need I can save a little $. Or am I better off
having a new railing ready just in case? And if so, do they have them at
HD etc, and how would I know what to buy? (ie, do I look for a certain
size or incline?)

Thanks.

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Posted by Smitty Two on March 26, 2008, 12:28 am

> Another non-DIY question. The house I'm getting ready to sell has a
> wrought iron railing on the porch steps - about 3 steps worth from the
> sidewalk to the cement porch. Sometime last yr the end upright piece
> broke (square hollow piece, not one of the twisty spindle things). The
> two ends still "touch" but it's apparently broken through.
>
> Obviously I'm going to need to repair it before showing the house, so
> that it doesn't scream deferred maintenance. And it's not something I
> can do myself, so I'll end up calling one of those 1-800-handyman places.
>
> So here (finally) is the question: several people have told me that
> "they" sell some sort of insert that goes inside the hollow upright to
> hold it together, like a stent. Any idea where I'd find that, or what
> it's called? I'd like to get one ahead of time. The problem I ran into
> the last time I called the 800-handyman type place was that, although he
> did a good job, he charged by the hr, with a 2 hr minimum, and part of
> that time was involved buying supplies. So I'm figuring if I already
> have the pieces he might need I can save a little $. Or am I better off
> having a new railing ready just in case? And if so, do they have them at
> HD etc, and how would I know what to buy? (ie, do I look for a certain
> size or incline?)
>
> Thanks.

I suppose you could splint it with a broomstick, but it could be a
liability issue later. A broken railing could be better than concealed
damage that was improperly repaired.

Why not call your local fence company over for a free estimate to
replace the whole thing? The rust is likely everywhere.

Posted by Art on March 26, 2008, 2:54 am
Although the original poster will be interested in getting a cheap railing
since he is selling the house, I recently replaced the wrought iron railing
supplied by my builder. The guy making the new one showed me what a piece
of garbage the original was.... it was hollow and spot welded so no amount
of painting could prevent rust from the inside. His replacement was all
solid including the welding. No breaks were visible in his finished work.


>
>> Another non-DIY question. The house I'm getting ready to sell has a
>> wrought iron railing on the porch steps - about 3 steps worth from the
>> sidewalk to the cement porch. Sometime last yr the end upright piece
>> broke (square hollow piece, not one of the twisty spindle things). The
>> two ends still "touch" but it's apparently broken through.
>>
>> Obviously I'm going to need to repair it before showing the house, so
>> that it doesn't scream deferred maintenance. And it's not something I
>> can do myself, so I'll end up calling one of those 1-800-handyman places.
>>
>> So here (finally) is the question: several people have told me that
>> "they" sell some sort of insert that goes inside the hollow upright to
>> hold it together, like a stent. Any idea where I'd find that, or what
>> it's called? I'd like to get one ahead of time. The problem I ran into
>> the last time I called the 800-handyman type place was that, although he
>> did a good job, he charged by the hr, with a 2 hr minimum, and part of
>> that time was involved buying supplies. So I'm figuring if I already
>> have the pieces he might need I can save a little $. Or am I better off
>> having a new railing ready just in case? And if so, do they have them at
>> HD etc, and how would I know what to buy? (ie, do I look for a certain
>> size or incline?)
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> I suppose you could splint it with a broomstick, but it could be a
> liability issue later. A broken railing could be better than concealed
> damage that was improperly repaired.
>
> Why not call your local fence company over for a free estimate to
> replace the whole thing? The rust is likely everywhere.



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 26, 2008, 9:19 am
> Another non-DIY question. The house I'm getting ready to sell has a
> wrought iron railing on the porch steps - about 3 steps worth from the
> sidewalk to the cement porch. Sometime last yr the end upright piece broke
> (square hollow piece, not one of the twisty spindle things). The two ends
> still "touch" but it's apparently broken through.
>
> Obviously I'm going to need to repair it before showing the house, so that
> it doesn't scream deferred maintenance. And it's not something I can do
> myself, so I'll end up calling one of those 1-800-handyman places.
>
> So here (finally) is the question: several people have told me that "they"
> sell some sort of insert that goes inside the hollow upright to hold it
> together, like a stent. Any idea where I'd find that, or what it's called?
> I'd like to get one ahead of time. The problem I ran into the last time I
> called the 800-handyman type place was that, although he did a good job,
> he charged by the hr, with a 2 hr minimum, and part of that time was
> involved buying supplies. So I'm figuring if I already have the pieces he
> might need I can save a little $. Or am I better off having a new railing
> ready just in case? And if so, do they have them at HD etc, and how would
> I know what to buy? (ie, do I look for a certain size or incline?)
>
> Thanks.


Are you trying to save a little money because it's generally good to try
whenever possible? Or, are your finances so awful right now that you have
no choice but to do this repair the cheap way?

I agree with Smitty: You're pushing your luck trying to do this in any way
but the best way. Replace the thing.

I live in a city of about 200,000 people, and if I look for "Metal" in the
yellow pages, there are several pages of listings. Rather than call all of
them, I'd call a mason to get the name of a metal shop than makes and/or
repairs wrought iron fences. The mason works on porches, so he should have a
name or two to give you.



Posted by DerbyDad03 on March 26, 2008, 9:50 am
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>
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> > Another non-DIY question. The house I'm getting ready to sell has a
> > wrought iron railing on the porch steps - about 3 steps worth from the
> > sidewalk to the cement porch. Sometime last yr the end upright piece bro=
ke
> > (square hollow piece, not one of the twisty spindle things). The two end=
s
> > still "touch" but it's apparently broken through.
>
> > Obviously I'm going to need to repair it before showing the house, so th=
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> > it doesn't scream deferred maintenance. And it's not something I can do
> > myself, so I'll end up calling one of those 1-800-handyman places.
>
> > So here (finally) is the question: several people have told me that "the=
y"
> > sell some sort of insert that goes inside the hollow upright to hold it
> > together, like a stent. Any idea where I'd find that, or what it's calle=
d?
> > I'd like to get one ahead of time. The problem I ran into the last time =
I
> > called the 800-handyman type place was that, although he did a good job,=

> > he charged by the hr, with a 2 hr minimum, and part of that time was
> > involved buying supplies. So I'm figuring if I already have the pieces h=
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> > might need I can save a little $. Or am I better off having a new railin=
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> > ready just in case? And if so, do they have them at HD etc, and how woul=
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> > I know what to buy? (ie, do I look for a certain size or incline?)
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> > Thanks.
>
> Are you trying to save a little money because it's generally good to try
> whenever possible? =A0Or, are your finances so awful right now that you ha=
ve
> no choice but to do this repair the cheap way?
>
> I agree with Smitty: You're pushing your luck trying to do this in any way=

> but the best way. Replace the thing.
>
> I live in a city of about 200,000 people, and if I look for "Metal" in the=

> yellow pages, there are several pages of listings. Rather than call all of=

> them, I'd call a mason to get the name of a metal shop than makes and/or
> repairs wrought iron fences. The mason works on porches, so he should have=
a
> name or two to give you.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

re: The number of "metal" listings in your yellow pages.

I'd be willing to guess that a yellowpages.com search for "mason" is
going to return more businesses than a yellowpages.com search for
"wrought iron".

My point being that you suggested calling "a" mason to find a wrought
iron guy, but there are more masons to call than wrought iron guys.
<g>


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